30CHAPTER 3: BOOTING AND CONFIGURING THE ROUTER
Startup Process | After the router starts up, the Boot ROM program runs and the following | ||
| information displays on the terminal screen: | ||
| Booting |
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| ******************************************** | ||
| * | 3Com Router Boot Rom, V4.60 | |
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| Copyright(C) | ||
| Compiled at 20:46:59 , Jan 23 2003. | ||
| Now testing memory...OK | ||
| 256M | bytes | SDRAM |
| 8192k | bytes | flash memory |
| Press | ||
| The contents displayed on the terminal can vary with different versions of Boot | ||
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| If you press Ctrl+B immediately, the system displays the Boot Menu. If you do not | ||
| press Ctrl+B, the system initiates the program decompression process. | ||
| After “3Com Router Boot Rom, V4.60” appears, “Booting” disappears. | ||
| When the system begins the decompression and initialization process, the screen | ||
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| Now system is | ||
| System now is starting... | ||
| Press ENTER to get started | ||
| Press Enter. The system displays the [3Com] prompt, which indicates that the | ||
| router has entered the system view and you can configure the router. | ||
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Configuration | The configuration process includes the following steps: | ||
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1 Clarify your networking requirements. These requirements include: ■ The connectivity requirements of the remote sites
■ The types of LAN and WAN interfaces required for the network
■ The configuration of IP and IP subnet settings and any other protocols ■ The network reliability, management, and security policies
2 Based on your network requirements, draw a clear and integrated networking diagram.
